Chuck Palahniuk

In Chuck Palahniuks world, nothing is taboo. Fight Club, his most popular novel, is also his tamest. Since the 1999 movie with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, theres only been one other screen adaptation, Choke, which plays SIFF next week. Perhaps thats because theaters dont want to hand out vomit bags to moviegoers. Palahniuks newest book, Snuff (Doubleday, $24.95), takes a rude, satirical look at the skin-flick industry. Heres the plot: one aging porn diva, 600 guys, a world record for the ages. The story is related from three POVs: that of dude number 72, a high-school virgin who brings roses to his own deflowering; dude number 137, an autograph seeker and mad fan; and dude number 600, an aging pornosaur himself whos batting cleanup in more ways than one. Gee, wonder whod star in this movie? Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 634-3400, www.bookstore.washington.edu. Free. 7 p.m. JESSE FROEHLING